Proverbs 1:20

Wisdom crieth loudly without; in the public places she uttereth her voice;

Leeser Tanakh

In The King James Version

Wisdom crieth without; she uttereth her voice in the streets:

In Context

19So are the paths of every one that is greedy after [unlawful] gain; it taketh away the life of those that own it.

21At the corner of noisy streets she calleth, at the entrances of gates; in the city she sayeth her speeches:

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Cross References

Proverbs 9:1Wisdom hath built her house; she hath hewn out her seven pillars;

Matthew Henry on Proverbs 1:11-20

Parental Admonitions. 10 My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 11 If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause: 12 Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit: 13 We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill our houses with spoil: 14 Cast in thy lot among us; let us all have one purse: 15 My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path: 16 For their feet run to… Read the whole commentary →

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